Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Paraplanocera oceanica
platelminto, flatworm
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Platyhelminthes
Order
Polycladida
Suborder
Acotylea
Superfamily
Stylochoidea
Family
Planoceridae
Genus
Paraplanocera
Species
oceanica
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Aquaplana oceanica Hyman, 1953, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Native
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Hyman, L.H. (1953) Some polyclad flatworms from the Galapagos Islands. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 15(2): 183-210.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Paraplanocera oceanica", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12550. Accessed 1 November 2026.